Workflow: configure and manage NFM-P user security

Stages
 

Assess the requirements for user access to the different NFM-P functional areas and develop a strategy for implementing user security. See How do I manage user accounts and groups? for more information.


Reserve a client GUI session for the admin user to ensure that the admin user can always log in; see How do I reserve an admin account login? .


Create scope of command roles or modify the default role to meet your operational requirements; see How do I create a scope of command role? .


Create scope of command profiles that contain the appropriate scope of command roles for the types of tasks to be performed; see How do I create a scope of command profile? .


Create spans or modify the default span to meet your operational requirements. Add managed objects to the spans; see How do I create a span of control? .


Create span of control profiles that contain the required spans; see How do I create a span of control profile? .


Create span rules, as required, to automatically assign new services to spans other than the Default Service Span; see How do I create a span rule? .


Manage user group security requirements, as required.


Create, modify, or copy user accounts for performing the tasks that are associated with each user group; see How do I create an NFM-P user account? and How do I copy an NFM-P user account? .


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Configure global user account parameters, as required.


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Configure global user activity logging, as required; see How do I set the NFM-P system preferences? .


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Enable and configure NFM-P access for remote users, if required.

  1. Configure authorization for remote users in which either the NFM-P or the remote authentication server associates the user with a user group:

  2. Configure the general remote-access parameters, and specify LDAP, RADIUS, and TACACS+ servers, as required; see How do I configure NFM-P remote user authentication?.


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Manage user accounts, as required.


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Monitor and manage the active client sessions, as required.


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Configure or manage the following security functions, as required:


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Change the default parameter setting for the Task Manager, as required; see How do I change the NFM-P Task Manager settings? .


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Export or import all workspaces and tab preferences, as required.